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that player is manti te'o of the university of notre dame. he said yesterday he was the victim of a sick joke and the woman he thought he had an online relationship with wasn't real. manti te'o thought she was a stanford student and developed leukemia and was an inspiration for him. a reporter who broke the story is not buying this. >> a lot of people are very suspicious when manti te'o said he had no idea and he was the sucker because why would someone go to such great lengths to hoax him? >> notre dame officials are standing behind manti te'o. their investigation started in december. he was being truthful. the fictitious girl allegedly sended stanford. amy? >> kristen, there is disbelief here evident on the front page of the student newspaper saying "unreal." there is some regret among the editorial staff. check this out call by miles bennett smith who apologized for small uncovering the hoax. he realized if a student dies in a car crash and has leukemia campus we know. he could have broken the story so regret at the newspaper. here is what
that player is manti te'o of the university of notre dame. he said yesterday he was the victim of a sick joke and the woman he thought he had an online relationship with wasn't real. manti te'o thought she was a stanford student and developed leukemia and was an inspiration for him. a reporter who broke the story is not buying this. >> a lot of people are very suspicious when manti te'o said he had no idea and he was the sucker because why would someone go to such great lengths to hoax...
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some know manti and here is what they told me. manti is a deeply religious young man and committed to his faith. he is not the type of guy who would orchestrate a scheme like this or be involved in it in anyway. i am told teo's father started to get suspicious about this girlfriend business because every time the family tried to set up a meeting with her, the girl would make excuses, and then she wouldn't show up. if teo is guilty of anything, maybe it is that he was extremely naive. i know some of the crit -- critics think it was a hoax concocted to generate publicity for manti and a heisman, but keep in mind the whole girlfriend fake death occurred in september. that's long before anybody imagined notre dame going undefeated or playing for the national championship. and nobody envisioned teo as a heisman contender at that point. it wasn't on the radar. so there doesn't seem to be much motive. teo is in florida you and working out in preparation for the nfl draft. it is completely unclear how all of this will affect his draft spo
some know manti and here is what they told me. manti is a deeply religious young man and committed to his faith. he is not the type of guy who would orchestrate a scheme like this or be involved in it in anyway. i am told teo's father started to get suspicious about this girlfriend business because every time the family tried to set up a meeting with her, the girl would make excuses, and then she wouldn't show up. if teo is guilty of anything, maybe it is that he was extremely naive. i know...
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do you think manti te'o is involved? >> i'm not really in a position to say whether i think he's involved, except to sort of look at the story that he's telling, and especially that his claim that he did not know that it was a fake account until late december, which means that for more than a year, he claims that an individual who we at "dead spin" have associated with te'o as somebody who he knows was pretending to be this person all the while, while presumably a presumably intelligent man like manti te'o never caught on. i really struggle to believe that he could have been suckered for that long. >> so let's talk pro and con on this. people show catfish, it is all about that and in fact the athletic director from notre dame mentioned that in his comments yesterday. i think we can play that for you, he talked about the show exactly about that, people tricked by online relationships. let's play that. >> i would refer all of you, if you're not already familiar with it, with both the documentary called catfish. it is a sca
do you think manti te'o is involved? >> i'm not really in a position to say whether i think he's involved, except to sort of look at the story that he's telling, and especially that his claim that he did not know that it was a fake account until late december, which means that for more than a year, he claims that an individual who we at "dead spin" have associated with te'o as somebody who he knows was pretending to be this person all the while, while presumably a presumably...
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manti deserves the benefit of the doubt. until we have irrefutable evidence to the contrary or admission, which seems to be popular these days, he absolutely deserves the benefit of the doubt. there is nothing in his character history that would substantiate this. >> the story is so bizarre is it possible it just reached the silly stage where we'll forget it in a few weeks anyway? >> sure. that's always possible. it used to be a daily news cycle, then 24-hour and 60 minutes. now we live in the age of 140 character journalist. the possibility that could be long forgotten in a week's time is certainly there. >> we'll watch it play out. it is interesting which i guess makes its news. thank you very much. >> thank you. >>> we asked our facebook fans if they think manti was duped or lying. or lying. you can weigh in by voting on our facebook page. at last check 88% of those voted thing manti is lying. 11% think he was duped. >>> the weather is looking dreary. we don't see a lot of snow here. we'll see it further south. let's chec
manti deserves the benefit of the doubt. until we have irrefutable evidence to the contrary or admission, which seems to be popular these days, he absolutely deserves the benefit of the doubt. there is nothing in his character history that would substantiate this. >> the story is so bizarre is it possible it just reached the silly stage where we'll forget it in a few weeks anyway? >> sure. that's always possible. it used to be a daily news cycle, then 24-hour and 60 minutes. now we...
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it's the manti te'o story. notre dame linebacker manti te'o drawing strength from the supposed death of his grandmother, she actually died, and the supposed death of his girlfriend, they supposedly happened within hours of each other. he drew on that strength to excel and lead the team to the bcs title game. but here's the rub, the girlfriend didn't die. she didn't even exist. now manti te'o claims he was duped. but one editor of deadspin has doubts. >> te'o's story that he's completely innocent in this doesn't shake through with us for a couple of reasons. first, we have a lot of stories about how they met. she was a student at stanford. they met after the 2009 football game. we know that didn't happen. >> of course there are questions about where the story came from in the first place. there are a ton of questions here. we want to wait to hear from manti te'o himself here. notre dame officials claim manti never met this supposed girlfriend and they say te'o was the victim of a cruel hoax. >>> it is billed as
it's the manti te'o story. notre dame linebacker manti te'o drawing strength from the supposed death of his grandmother, she actually died, and the supposed death of his girlfriend, they supposedly happened within hours of each other. he drew on that strength to excel and lead the team to the bcs title game. but here's the rub, the girlfriend didn't die. she didn't even exist. now manti te'o claims he was duped. but one editor of deadspin has doubts. >> te'o's story that he's completely...
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they are sticking by manti te'o, is that right? >> reporter: absolutely. the athletic director here said he sat down with him for an hour and a half in one session and another hour the next day. he said after listening to this young man he absolutely believes that he was nothing more than a victim. >> what a story. much more coming up in "the situation room." ted, thank you. >>> a day after president obama announced his gun proposals, the lines are drawn. vice president biden says he's under no illusions of what is going on. he met with many of america's mayors and made a very emotional call for action. athena jones is joining us from the white house. looks like a start of a major campaign to get gun control legislation through congress, athena. >> reporter: exactly. it's a major campaign and vice president biden's speech before those mayors is to win public support for the gun proposals. leading that task force to come up with some of the proposals that he talked about yesterday and so it's really no surprise to see him out pushin
they are sticking by manti te'o, is that right? >> reporter: absolutely. the athletic director here said he sat down with him for an hour and a half in one session and another hour the next day. he said after listening to this young man he absolutely believes that he was nothing more than a victim. >> what a story. much more coming up in "the situation room." ted, thank you. >>> a day after president obama announced his gun proposals, the lines are drawn. vice...
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jack tied himself to manti te'o last night. left himself no wriggle room. said that notre dame had done their own private internal investigation and that he was satisfied with the theory that manti te'o is just victim of an elaborate hoax. he tied himself to that theory without any space between that and the idea that maybe manti te'o might have been part of the rus. i got to tell you, this raises much larger questions about the culture of complicity and cover-up in notre dame football which i have written about. there have been so horrible thing that is have happened connected to this program. >> let me stop you there with the cover-up. you believe that notre dame -- because it's interesting after te'o says that he learned, a woman called him and said i'm not dead and he realized that he was the victim of something, he gave an interview where he talked again about a girlfriend dying of cancer and his grandmother and even after he claims he learned of this hoax, he went on to talk about this girlfriend that didn't exist. you believe that notre dame covered
jack tied himself to manti te'o last night. left himself no wriggle room. said that notre dame had done their own private internal investigation and that he was satisfied with the theory that manti te'o is just victim of an elaborate hoax. he tied himself to that theory without any space between that and the idea that maybe manti te'o might have been part of the rus. i got to tell you, this raises much larger questions about the culture of complicity and cover-up in notre dame football which i...
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do you believe manti's story? maybe he's super naive football player and social skills not up what someone else his age perhaps would be. we're debating this in our room right now. go to facebook.com/newsnation to cast your vote. take a look at what the "news nation" is saying about yesterday. will house republicans give any support to any of the president's proposals to curb gun violence? 8% of you said, yes. 92%, big no. wow. that does it for this edition of "news nation." i'll see you tomorrow. catch us every weekday 2:00 p.m. eastern time here on msnbc. to keep in contact with us off air, twitter, facebook. "the cycle" is up next. get the skills, the savings, and the supplies they need - to go from beginning... to doing... to beautifully done. more saving. more doing. that's the power of the home depot. right now this ashland vanity is a special buy at just two hundred, ninety-nine dollars. call (star star)thd to shop now. is bigger than we think ... sometimelike the flu.fer from with aches, fever and chills-
do you believe manti's story? maybe he's super naive football player and social skills not up what someone else his age perhaps would be. we're debating this in our room right now. go to facebook.com/newsnation to cast your vote. take a look at what the "news nation" is saying about yesterday. will house republicans give any support to any of the president's proposals to curb gun violence? 8% of you said, yes. 92%, big no. wow. that does it for this edition of "news nation."...
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manti te'o's dead girlfriend was never alive. college football story of hope is a hoax. there's so much to tackle here. get it? football. tackle. yeah, i know sports. >>> i'm steve kornacki. what's the name of the movie where the washed up producer creates a synthetic woman and then the world finds out she is not real? oh, oh. simone! this is just like that. isn't it, s.e.? >> i have no idea but manti te'o, i have some questions, like, what is an online relationship and be specific. >> i'm toree. manti's the talk of the nfl. will this hurt the draft chances? will he be forced to become a jet? we don't want you! >>> it's thursday, so obviously i'm starting with sports and this is no sports metaphor, folks. it's a real story that rocked the sports world and developing minute by minute. bear with me because this thing is kree si. there's this football player named manti te'o. >> yep. that's true. >> that's true. a star for notre dame. >> true. >> yep. >> famous university and during the final college season the team is on the way to a national championship. >> sort of. >> h
manti te'o's dead girlfriend was never alive. college football story of hope is a hoax. there's so much to tackle here. get it? football. tackle. yeah, i know sports. >>> i'm steve kornacki. what's the name of the movie where the washed up producer creates a synthetic woman and then the world finds out she is not real? oh, oh. simone! this is just like that. isn't it, s.e.? >> i have no idea but manti te'o, i have some questions, like, what is an online relationship and be...
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we have details on this bizarre story regarding notre dame's manti te'o. >>> their rule book to live by got lost. we'll, explain how they got their book back. >> it's a bitter blast for baltimore, the. the coldest air in two years could be on its way. if you have high blood pressure and get a cold get coricidin hbp. the number one pharmacist recommended cold brand designed for people with high blood pressure. and the only one i use to relieve my cold symptoms without raising my blood pressure. coricidin hbp. >>> where is the so-called wintry weather? it's well south. this is radar indicated mixed precipitation. not to say it's completely making it to the ground but perhaps some slightly wintry weather on tap. the real action is south of preeing -- fredericksburg. look toward roanoke, areas west of richmond. that's where the true wintry weather is. bristol, virginia, not too far from the nascar track. snow coming done heavy and steady there. in roanoke, virginia, we have quite a bit of snow through the afternoon. continues there this evening. a winter wonder and and areas to the -- wo
we have details on this bizarre story regarding notre dame's manti te'o. >>> their rule book to live by got lost. we'll, explain how they got their book back. >> it's a bitter blast for baltimore, the. the coldest air in two years could be on its way. if you have high blood pressure and get a cold get coricidin hbp. the number one pharmacist recommended cold brand designed for people with high blood pressure. and the only one i use to relieve my cold symptoms without raising my...
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i'm talking about manti te'o. his legend arose not so much because of the devotion to the sport but maybe to his family and his devotion from a girlfriend who suffered from leukemia and who died just last september, just hours after the death of his grandmother and the bottom line is, we don't think there was a girlfriend and that there ever was a girlfriend. notre dame say te'o was the victim of a an elaborate, sophisticated hoax. but that's not the end of the story either. some people are saying, maybe not so much. cnn ted rowlands is up to his shoulder pads in intrigue. first of all, how did this hoax come to light? give me basically the premer on all of this. >> reporter: well, it started to unravel with deadspin.com got an anonymous tip and they started to look into this whole story and piece by piece it started to unravel and their investigation, all of the things that people had been led to believe about this person weren't able to be verified. so they figured out that it was a hoax. they pushed the piece o
i'm talking about manti te'o. his legend arose not so much because of the devotion to the sport but maybe to his family and his devotion from a girlfriend who suffered from leukemia and who died just last september, just hours after the death of his grandmother and the bottom line is, we don't think there was a girlfriend and that there ever was a girlfriend. notre dame say te'o was the victim of a an elaborate, sophisticated hoax. but that's not the end of the story either. some people are...
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: and manti te'o released a statement. in the statement he says the relationship that he had with this girl was completely online, and over the phone, and he says that he is the victim of a sick joke. carol? >> unbelievable story, ted rowlands reporting live for thus morning. no matter what you believe or who you don't, the case underscores an ugly truth. people you meet online are often not who they claim to be. "catfishing" when someone is duped online in this instance the catfish victim was a man who thought he was in an online romance with a beautiful woman his age. >> how long have you been calling each other babe? >> two weeks maybe. >> i'm good. last night we had a great talk, talks about a chicken makes an egg every day. meghan, i take to you my room and draw you off touching every inch of you. ha, ha, ha! >> well, if you've seen the documentary you know what we're talking about and the ending that pretty young lady was the creation of a he wibeleaguered housewife seeking escape from her mundane life. she didn't ex
: and manti te'o released a statement. in the statement he says the relationship that he had with this girl was completely online, and over the phone, and he says that he is the victim of a sick joke. carol? >> unbelievable story, ted rowlands reporting live for thus morning. no matter what you believe or who you don't, the case underscores an ugly truth. people you meet online are often not who they claim to be. "catfishing" when someone is duped online in this instance the...
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is notre dame football player manti te'o part of a vicious is notre dame football player manti te'o part of a vicious onlinecome on! ♪ whatcha got there, richard? they're for show & tell. wasn't that yesterday? yup, but the class wants me to do it again. [ male announcer ] tim and richard smucker learned early on just how irresistible their jam really is. so how'd it go today, richard? i shoulda brought more. [ male announcer ] for five generations, with a name like smucker's, it has to...
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manti was the victim of that hoax. manti is the victim of that hoax. >> earlier, te'o released this statement, "over several months i developed an emotional relationship with a woman i met online, to realize that i was the victim of what was apparently someone's sick joke and constant lies was, and is painful and humiliating." te'o discussed the apparent hoax with school officials on december 26th, 12 days before notre dame lost the national championship game to alabama, a game in which te'o's poor play was scrutinized. >> manti te'o and the rest of this defense unable to wrap him up and bring down t.j. >> reporter: a woman on facebook was surprised to learn her image had been hijacked. >> we talked to this woman and said all of these photos are of me. i'm not dead. i have not had leukemia i didn't go to stanford and i don't really know who manti te'o is. we said oh wow. >> reporter: the surreal chain of events have some speculating te'o may have been in on the hoax but as far as notre dame is concerned, they're sticking by their man. >> the single mos
manti was the victim of that hoax. manti is the victim of that hoax. >> earlier, te'o released this statement, "over several months i developed an emotional relationship with a woman i met online, to realize that i was the victim of what was apparently someone's sick joke and constant lies was, and is painful and humiliating." te'o discussed the apparent hoax with school officials on december 26th, 12 days before notre dame lost the national championship game to alabama, a game...
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manti te'o is a great person who was fooled. he's most trusting person in the world and we stand with him 1,000%. they left themselves no wiggle room on this and that's going to become a story in itself because notre dame has a lot to answer for there have been tragedies connected to the football team. rampant sexual assault and no internal investigations about, and the yet manti te'o, here we go. >> what about external? i mean, i could cite all sorts of different laws in which criminal behavior could have actually been tracked, if this woman had ever asked for a penny from him for treatment. if she had ever asked or encouraged him to raise money. those are crimes. and that's something the police can get involved, and police can triangulate cell phone signals and go after i.p. addresses and find you in a nanosecond, oh where is all of that? >> it's coming. if not, outside private investigations as well. manti te'o just graduated. slated for a top ten draft pick. a $10 million to $20 million investment worth over $1 billion. they
manti te'o is a great person who was fooled. he's most trusting person in the world and we stand with him 1,000%. they left themselves no wiggle room on this and that's going to become a story in itself because notre dame has a lot to answer for there have been tragedies connected to the football team. rampant sexual assault and no internal investigations about, and the yet manti te'o, here we go. >> what about external? i mean, i could cite all sorts of different laws in which criminal...
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notre dame is 100% behind manti te'o. they say he had nothing to do with this. he is an absolute victim of this elaborate hoax. >> on the morning of december 26th, very early morning, manti called his coaches to inform them that while he was in attendance at the espn awards show in orlando, he received a phone call from a number he recognized as being that he associated with lennay kekua. when he answered it, it was a person whose voice sounded like the same voice he had talked to who told him that she was, in fact, not dead. >> it is so shocking to people inside and outside sports. manti te'o ended up being second in the heisman trophy voting and part of that was because of what he endured during the season. the idea this senior lost his grandmother and his girlfriend, who now we know was fictitious on the exact same day and that he played a football game the day of her supposed funeral. he had two interceptions. it got a lot of media attention. at the end of the game on the day of this girl's supposed funeral, the coach of notre dame gave manti te'o the team b
notre dame is 100% behind manti te'o. they say he had nothing to do with this. he is an absolute victim of this elaborate hoax. >> on the morning of december 26th, very early morning, manti called his coaches to inform them that while he was in attendance at the espn awards show in orlando, he received a phone call from a number he recognized as being that he associated with lennay kekua. when he answered it, it was a person whose voice sounded like the same voice he had talked to who...
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notre dame college football player, manti te'o. his dead girlfriend, well, she ain't dead because she never existed. and how a tv show could profit from it. connell: getting into some of that. also, in the markets today, stocks are up. here is the treasury yield. we will be right back on markets now. ♪ ♪ [ cows moo ] [ sizzling ] more rain... [ thunder rumbles ] ♪ [ male announcer ] when the world moves... futures move first. learn futures from experienced pros with dedicated chats and daily live webinars. and trade with papermoney to test-drive the market. ♪ all on thinkorswim. from td ameritrade. all on thinkorswim. have given way to sleeping. tossing and turning where sleepless nights yield to restful sleep. and lunesta®(eszopiclone) can help you get there. like it has for so many people before. when taking lunesta, don't drive or operate machinery until you feel fully awake. walking, eating, driving, or engaging in other activities while asleep, without remembering it the next day, have been reported. lunesta should no
notre dame college football player, manti te'o. his dead girlfriend, well, she ain't dead because she never existed. and how a tv show could profit from it. connell: getting into some of that. also, in the markets today, stocks are up. here is the treasury yield. we will be right back on markets now. ♪ ♪ [ cows moo ] [ sizzling ] more rain... [ thunder rumbles ] ♪ [ male announcer ] when the world moves... futures move first. learn futures from experienced pros with dedicated chats and...
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that player is manti te'o of the university of notre dame. he said yesterday he was the victim of a sick joke and the woman he thought he had an online relationship with wasn't real. manti te'o thought she was a stanford student and developed leukemia and was an inspiration for him. a reporter who broke the story is not buying this. >> a lot of people are very suspicious when manti te'o said he had no idea and he was the sucker because why would someone go to such great lengths to hoax him? >> notre dame officials are standing behind manti te'o. their investigation started in december. he was being truthful. the fictitious girl allegedly sended stanford. amy? >> kristen, there is disbelief here evident on the front page of the student newspaper saying "unreal." there is some regret among the editorial staff. check this out call by miles bennett smith who apologized for small uncovering the hoax. he realized if a student dies in a car crash and has leukemia campus we know. he could have broken the story so regret at the newspaper. here is what
that player is manti te'o of the university of notre dame. he said yesterday he was the victim of a sick joke and the woman he thought he had an online relationship with wasn't real. manti te'o thought she was a stanford student and developed leukemia and was an inspiration for him. a reporter who broke the story is not buying this. >> a lot of people are very suspicious when manti te'o said he had no idea and he was the sucker because why would someone go to such great lengths to hoax...
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bob baer, jill dougherty, thanks >>> notre dame linebacker manti te'o. he's claiming to be the victim of a cruel hoax. his girlfriend, who supposedly died last september, the one he talked about in length at interviews. even described talking to her when she was in a coma. turns out she never existed. the editor that broke the entire story joins us live. that talks? ♪ or turn 30-million artifacts... ♪ into a high-tech masterpiece? ♪ whatever your business challenge, dell has the technology and services to help you solve it. [ male announcer ] the distances aren't getting shorter. ♪ the trucks are going farther. the 2013 ram 1500 with best-in-class fuel economy. engineered to move heaven and earth. guts. glory. ram. the new ram 1500. motor trend's 2013 truck of the year. the new ram 1500. [ female announcer ] some people like to pretend a flood could never happen to them. and that their homeowners insurance protects them. [ thunder crashes ] it doesn't. stop pretending. only flood insurance covers floods. ♪ visit floodsmart.gov/pretend to learn
bob baer, jill dougherty, thanks >>> notre dame linebacker manti te'o. he's claiming to be the victim of a cruel hoax. his girlfriend, who supposedly died last september, the one he talked about in length at interviews. even described talking to her when she was in a coma. turns out she never existed. the editor that broke the entire story joins us live. that talks? ♪ or turn 30-million artifacts... ♪ into a high-tech masterpiece? ♪ whatever your business challenge, dell has the...
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notre dame claims they were informed by manti te'o and his parents that manti was the victim of what appears to be a hoax. and then lennay kekua conspired with others to lead him to believe she had tragically died of leukemia. now, a lot of people are scratching their heads right now wondering how all of this could add up. timothy burke joins me right now. he broke the story tonight on deadspin.com. david haugh, sports columnist. te'o released a statement today in reaction to your investigation saying he was duped by someone online. from your reporting on this, and you broke this story, does that add up? >> well, you know, i think that my colleague jack dickey, who wrote the story with me and i really sort of went out to not -- not focus on anybody really sort of being the victim or the perpetrator here. te'o's story that he is completely innocent in this doesn't really shake through with us for a few reasons. first, we have a lot of stories about how they met. that she was a student at stanford and they met after the 2009 football game. we know that didn't happen. >> right. it was s
notre dame claims they were informed by manti te'o and his parents that manti was the victim of what appears to be a hoax. and then lennay kekua conspired with others to lead him to believe she had tragically died of leukemia. now, a lot of people are scratching their heads right now wondering how all of this could add up. timothy burke joins me right now. he broke the story tonight on deadspin.com. david haugh, sports columnist. te'o released a statement today in reaction to your investigation...
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at the center of this is a notre dame football player named manti te'o, a star linebacker, runner up for the heisman and a big part of his dramatic back story was the death of his girlfriend of leukemia until this report surfaced that there was no girlfriend. she was an internet invention. te'o says he's the victim of a hoax. notre dame is standing behind him. there are still a whole lot of questions here. nbc's john yang is with us from south bend, indiana tonight. john, good evening. >> reporter: good evening, brian. today manti te'o was out of sight, he's a florida sports preparing for what he hopes is an nfl career. that as the story that is the centerpiece of his fairy tale final college year has collapsed around him. >> manti te'o! >> reporter: manti te'o was a college football hero, not just to the home crowd here at notre dame, but to fans across the country. hailed on the cover of "sports illustrated" as a star player who had triumphed over personal tragedy. in a single september day, he said, he lost both his grandmother and his girlfriend, recently diagnosed with leukemia.
at the center of this is a notre dame football player named manti te'o, a star linebacker, runner up for the heisman and a big part of his dramatic back story was the death of his girlfriend of leukemia until this report surfaced that there was no girlfriend. she was an internet invention. te'o says he's the victim of a hoax. notre dame is standing behind him. there are still a whole lot of questions here. nbc's john yang is with us from south bend, indiana tonight. john, good evening. >>...
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. >>> manti te'o is claiming to be the victim of a cruel hoax. his girlfriend who supposedly died last september, the one he talked about at length in interviews, he even described talking to her on the phone while she was in a coma, it turns out she never existed. just ahead the spin.com editor who broke the entire story joins us live. nothing. are you stealing our daughter's school supplies and taking them to work? no, i was just looking for my stapler and my... this thing. i save money by using fedex ground and buy my own supplies. that's a great idea. i'm going to go... we got clients in today. [ male announcer ] save on ground shipping at fedex office. tdd#: 1-800-345-2550 consider if rolling it over to a schwab ira tdd#: 1-800-345-2550 might let you get more out of it. tdd#: 1-800-345-2550 like earning a bonus of up to $600 tdd#: 1-800-345-2550 in a schwab ira tdd#: 1-800-345-2550 and 150 commission-free online trades tdd#: 1-800-345-2550 plus our rollover consultants handle virtually tdd#: 1-800-345-2550 all the details tdd#: 1-800-345-255
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i think you want to hear from manti te'o himself beyond the statement. i think his best bet in a situation like this would be to be totally transparent. there is some extensive, thorough and damming reporting done here that clearly shows the need for him to explain some of the inconsistencies with the meeting and the version of when they met at stanford and if there was a misunderstanding with his father explaining that to a south bend tribune reporter that may need to come clean and explain that. right now, a lot of the things notre dame clearly defending him and why are they so convinced he is an original victim? >> there is an article from 2009 about their face-to-face meeting, kind of a tender, awkward moment. it came from his father, as far as you understand. >> the way i understand it was that there was a version that was about the initial meeting told to the tribune and reported that way. i think that there might have been some sort of misunderstanding that jack alluded to earlier at his press conference minutes ago and i claims that when manti te
i think you want to hear from manti te'o himself beyond the statement. i think his best bet in a situation like this would be to be totally transparent. there is some extensive, thorough and damming reporting done here that clearly shows the need for him to explain some of the inconsistencies with the meeting and the version of when they met at stanford and if there was a misunderstanding with his father explaining that to a south bend tribune reporter that may need to come clean and explain...
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notre dame linebacker manti te'o now says he's the victim of a very cruel prank. his girlfriend of three years, who he had previously said to everybody had died of cancer never really e ised. we weren't expecting that twist. good morning i'm jenna lee. bill: i'm jon scott. they say the heisman trophy runner-up was the victim of an elaborate hoax. we expect to hear from the 21-year-old te'o later today. he says he met the young woman online and spoke to her on the phone but they never actually met her in person. there is another tragic twist to this story. let's get right to mike tobin in our midwest bureau. what is going on in south bend right now, mike? >> reporter: you know, jon, is this an internet scam, a college guy epl bell hreurbing about a girl he never met or some attempt at promotion. the athletic director at the university of notre dame is standing behind his starline baker make manti te'o was the victim of a scam and nothing about this shakes the faith of the athletic director as to manti te'o one iota. >> the thing i am most sad of, sad about is -- so
notre dame linebacker manti te'o now says he's the victim of a very cruel prank. his girlfriend of three years, who he had previously said to everybody had died of cancer never really e ised. we weren't expecting that twist. good morning i'm jenna lee. bill: i'm jon scott. they say the heisman trophy runner-up was the victim of an elaborate hoax. we expect to hear from the 21-year-old te'o later today. he says he met the young woman online and spoke to her on the phone but they never actually...
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some know manti and here is what they told me. manti is a deeply religious young man and committed to his faith. he is not the type of guy who would orchestrate a scheme like this or be involved in it in anyway. i am told teo's father started to get suspicious about this girlfriend business because every time the family tried to set up a meeting with her, the girl would make excuses, and then she wouldn't show up. if teo is guilty of anything, maybe it is that he was extremely naive. i know some of the crit -- critics think it was a hoax concocted to generate publicity for manti and a heisman, but keep in mind the whole girlfriend fake death occurred in september. that's long before anybody imagined notre dame going undefeated or playing for the national championship. and nobody envisioned teo as a heisman contender at that point. it wasn't on the radar. so there doesn't seem to be much motive. teo is in florida you and working out in preparation for the nfl draft. it is completely unclear how all of this will affect his draft spo
some know manti and here is what they told me. manti is a deeply religious young man and committed to his faith. he is not the type of guy who would orchestrate a scheme like this or be involved in it in anyway. i am told teo's father started to get suspicious about this girlfriend business because every time the family tried to set up a meeting with her, the girl would make excuses, and then she wouldn't show up. if teo is guilty of anything, maybe it is that he was extremely naive. i know...
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i mutt manti te'o because of what a leader and positive role model he was. if this is part of some hoax, is it all a fraud we don't know. listen if a kid fails a marijuana drug test when it's 21 years old, nfl teams won't even draft him because of the character issues, if you're smoking marijuana i don't want you on my team. what if you're part of this? do you want that guy in the locker room? so again he has done several interviews, tearee-i'd interviews where he opens up his heart, an puts the cloudy music, and he's saying, my girlfriend who i loved, and her last words on her death bed were, i love you. if all of that is a lie an was in on it, man i don't know, i don't know if an nfl team wants that in their locker room. jenna: we'll see what happens. as you said if he was indeed really duped and he really had these feelings then that's how he really felt. we'll wait to hear from him. we have the statement but we'll wait to hear from him later today. it's a pleasure to have you on the show. thanks for the time. we look forward to talking to you more about
i mutt manti te'o because of what a leader and positive role model he was. if this is part of some hoax, is it all a fraud we don't know. listen if a kid fails a marijuana drug test when it's 21 years old, nfl teams won't even draft him because of the character issues, if you're smoking marijuana i don't want you on my team. what if you're part of this? do you want that guy in the locker room? so again he has done several interviews, tearee-i'd interviews where he opens up his heart, an puts...
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some know manti and here is what they told me. manti is a deeply religious young man and committed to his faith. he is not the type of guy who would orchestrate a scheme like this or be involved in it in anyway. i am told teo's father started to get suspicious about this girlfriend business because every time the family tried to set up a meeting with her, the girl would make excuses, and then she wouldn't show up. if teo is guilty of anything, maybe it is that he was extremely naive. i know some of the crit -- critics think it was a hoax concocted to generate publicity for manti and a heisman, but keep in mind the whole girlfriend fake death occurred in september. that's long before anybody imagined notre dame going undefeated or playing for the and nobody envisioned teo as a heisman contender at that point. it wasn't on the radar. so there doesn't seem to be much motive. teo is in florida you and working out in preparation for the nfl draft. it is completely unclear how all of this will affect his draft spot. but it gets nuttier
some know manti and here is what they told me. manti is a deeply religious young man and committed to his faith. he is not the type of guy who would orchestrate a scheme like this or be involved in it in anyway. i am told teo's father started to get suspicious about this girlfriend business because every time the family tried to set up a meeting with her, the girl would make excuses, and then she wouldn't show up. if teo is guilty of anything, maybe it is that he was extremely naive. i know...
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an investigation is underway whether manti te'o is the victim or the mastermind. all american linebacker and heisman trophy finalist and notre dame captain gained national syma appeal and attention when in s&p his grandmother died and on the same day so did an alleged girl of leukemia. now the website has uncovered that no such woman existed. and manti te'o says the relationship was online and by phone and claims he was duped by someone using stolen pictures of a woman would says she doesn't know manti te'o. >> this was an elaborate and sophisticateed hoax perpetrated for reasons we cannot fully understand but had a certain cruelty add its core. >> notre dame says their own investigation fines no evidence that manti te'o masterminded the hoax and is preparing for the nfl draft. it is unclear whether the scandal will have any impact. >> it is just about 6:37 and traffic and weather next on the abc morning news and a live look at interstate 80 and a lot volume here some remitted to an early backup on the bay bridge. we will provide you with the answer coming up and
an investigation is underway whether manti te'o is the victim or the mastermind. all american linebacker and heisman trophy finalist and notre dame captain gained national syma appeal and attention when in s&p his grandmother died and on the same day so did an alleged girl of leukemia. now the website has uncovered that no such woman existed. and manti te'o says the relationship was online and by phone and claims he was duped by someone using stolen pictures of a woman would says she...
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who is manti te'o. all-american linebacker for notre dame, tradition rich football program in all of the country. the new york yankees. >> the heisman, man. >> won every defensive award, best player in the country on defense, second in the heisman, unheard of for a defensive player. and part of his story throughout the season was that in september, of last year, at the beginning of the season, his grandmother died and then his girlfriend died within hours of each other. >> horrible story. >> the reports range from hours to a couple days. >> and you were watching, and you cried. >> can i just say, so my son joey scarborough said there is something wrong with this guy. and he told me months ago. and i'm watching espn. over the holidays. and because i was -- let's show the story -- you know. and they tell this story. and he's like -- and then i get a call the next morning, and it was like, no, no, no. and i started tearing up. and i was like -- and then they showed him running on to the field. and i was li
who is manti te'o. all-american linebacker for notre dame, tradition rich football program in all of the country. the new york yankees. >> the heisman, man. >> won every defensive award, best player in the country on defense, second in the heisman, unheard of for a defensive player. and part of his story throughout the season was that in september, of last year, at the beginning of the season, his grandmother died and then his girlfriend died within hours of each other. >>...
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. >> and here is manti teo you lost your grandmother and your girlfriend. how are your emotions. >> they're with me, and i couldn't do without them and the support of my family and my girlfriend's family, and i'm just so grateful for the love and the support that all the fans at state and notre dame and the world for supporting me and my family and my girlfriend's family and i'll miss them, miss them, but i know i'll see them again one day. >> greta: okay, sad story, but, what's the problem? >> manti's girlfriend did not die the same week as his grandmother because she doesn't exist and she didn't exist. fox sports.com senior writer peter schrader is here. what's the story behind the hoax? >> greta, i've covered hundreds of stories, thousands of stories and never come across anything as crazy as this. the story goes in 2009 he apparently met a girl after a stanford versus notre dame game and they started a relationship and as we hear, in september. she dies, passed away of leukemia, the same day as his grandmother, well, sure enough we find out today in dea
. >> and here is manti teo you lost your grandmother and your girlfriend. how are your emotions. >> they're with me, and i couldn't do without them and the support of my family and my girlfriend's family, and i'm just so grateful for the love and the support that all the fans at state and notre dame and the world for supporting me and my family and my girlfriend's family and i'll miss them, miss them, but i know i'll see them again one day. >> greta: okay, sad story, but,...
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. >>> turning now to a bizarre story involving notre dame star linebacker manti te'o and news that the reported cancer death of his girlfriend was actually a hoax, in fact, the woman never even existed. nbc's kurt gregory explains. >> reporter: notre dame linebacker manti te'o was the centerpiece of a fighting irish football team that shocked experts. recording a storybook season. a highly publicized death of te'o's girlfriend lennay kekua who was believed to help inspire te'o to the top of the college football world. notre dame called that story a hoax. >> this was a very elaborate, very sophisticated hoax, perpetrated for reasons we can't fully understand that had a certain cruelty at its core. >> reporter: the story of the hoax broke on deadspin, a popular sports website that is reporting the girlfriend doesn't even exist. as the story spread, te'o released a statement saying that he's the, quote, victim of what was apparently someone's sick joke and constant lies. notre dame's athletic director jack swarbrick said te'o's reported relationship with kakua took place online and that t
. >>> turning now to a bizarre story involving notre dame star linebacker manti te'o and news that the reported cancer death of his girlfriend was actually a hoax, in fact, the woman never even existed. nbc's kurt gregory explains. >> reporter: notre dame linebacker manti te'o was the centerpiece of a fighting irish football team that shocked experts. recording a storybook season. a highly publicized death of te'o's girlfriend lennay kekua who was believed to help inspire te'o to...
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people reached out to manti ta'o saying his strength during this was an inspiration. in fact, after his girlfriend's supposed funeral -- we know she is fictitious. after her funeral he played in the football game. he had two interceptions. the coach of notre dame gives the game ball to the dead girlfriend and hands it to manti ta'o and says take it back to hawaii. take a look at this. there is the video of him handing the ball and he said this is to her. the university is getting swamped. here is the statement that they have released today. it says -- >>> the bottom line here erin and sports fans are shaking their heads. people are just absolutely shocked by the story because of how wide spread it was, the death of this girl, this 22-year-old who apparently never existed. the bottom line and question now is, is manti ta'o an absolute victim here or did he know that she was fictitious? when you look at the old interviews it is difficult to imagine. maybe he is an absolute victim here of an online relationship but it is difficult to comprehend. >> it certainly is and th
people reached out to manti ta'o saying his strength during this was an inspiration. in fact, after his girlfriend's supposed funeral -- we know she is fictitious. after her funeral he played in the football game. he had two interceptions. the coach of notre dame gives the game ball to the dead girlfriend and hands it to manti ta'o and says take it back to hawaii. take a look at this. there is the video of him handing the ball and he said this is to her. the university is getting swamped. here...
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manti was the victim of the hoax. >> reporter: te'o released a statement. over several months, i developed a relationship with a woman i met online. to realize the victim of what was apparently someone's sick joke and constant lies is painful and humiliating. >> i don't believe that te'o could be that dumb. >> reporter: the surreal chain of events have some speculating on te'o may have been in on the hoax. but as far as notre dame is concerned, they are sticking by their man. >> the single-most trusting human being i've ever met will never be able to trust in the same way again in his life. that's an incredible tragedy. >> reporter: and so are folks in te'o's hawaiian hometown. >> something's wrong. he's a good kid. he never would do anything like that. >> it's just sad that we have people like that in the world today. >> well, deadspin tracked down the actual girl whose photo was used to portray lennay. she says she doesn't know te'o and didn't know her image had been stolen. te'o is expected to hold a press conference later this afternoon, hopefully to sh
manti was the victim of the hoax. >> reporter: te'o released a statement. over several months, i developed a relationship with a woman i met online. to realize the victim of what was apparently someone's sick joke and constant lies is painful and humiliating. >> i don't believe that te'o could be that dumb. >> reporter: the surreal chain of events have some speculating on te'o may have been in on the hoax. but as far as notre dame is concerned, they are sticking by their man....
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manti te'o's fake girlfriend and the culture of football later this hour. social media needs to be discussed here. we'll talk to veteran sportscaster jim gray and a also have a panel on this coming up. bill: the most telling interview in all of this is what happened on espn on october 2nd of 2012. you listen to that interview. it is absolutely riveting to hear him describe his girlfriend and explain their relationship and the hours every night, night after night, that he spent with her on the other end of the telephone. how does all this work out? how does he explain it? martha: you know, they would breathe together basically throughout the night and helped her to come out of her coma. it is, i feel sad for him because obviously, you know, he was in deep into this story and, you know the question is, with so much success why? bill: one more note on this. the athletic director of notre dame had a press conference last night. it was clear he was putting this all on te'o. so at some point he will have to talk and clarify this we have a lot more coming up becau
manti te'o's fake girlfriend and the culture of football later this hour. social media needs to be discussed here. we'll talk to veteran sportscaster jim gray and a also have a panel on this coming up. bill: the most telling interview in all of this is what happened on espn on october 2nd of 2012. you listen to that interview. it is absolutely riveting to hear him describe his girlfriend and explain their relationship and the hours every night, night after night, that he spent with her on the...
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so john, we know we're going to hear from manti te'o tonight. that was quite the press conference last night with the athletic director of notre dame. what's amazing here is notre dame seems to be 100% convinced that te'o is a victim and not part of this scheme. >> reporter: that's right, chuck. here's this morning's south bend tribune. "cruel hoax" the big headline. notre dame is standing behind te'o, saying he is the victim of this hoax. there are a lot of unanswered questions, questions that in many ways can only be answered by te'o himself. for instance, inconsistencies. jack swarbrick said that te'o told him he had never met this young woman, this alleged young woman, face-to-face. but his father is quoted in an october story in the "south bend tribune" saying they did meet face-to-face, at least a couple times in hawaii, where te'o lived. another big question that swarbrick addressed last night, is what's the possible motivation for this hoax? >> we had no idea as to motive. and that was really significant to us. was there somebody trying
so john, we know we're going to hear from manti te'o tonight. that was quite the press conference last night with the athletic director of notre dame. what's amazing here is notre dame seems to be 100% convinced that te'o is a victim and not part of this scheme. >> reporter: that's right, chuck. here's this morning's south bend tribune. "cruel hoax" the big headline. notre dame is standing behind te'o, saying he is the victim of this hoax. there are a lot of unanswered...
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the story goes after stanford game manti te'o met lennay cue kekua. and his father says he visited in hawaii and the story was after his grandmother passed away she passed away and te'o had the game of his life and many times he continued to talk about his girlfriend, listen. >> you take, you know, the love of my life, and i wonder how it would be like if she's still here, and i wonder what tonight would be like, and we talked-- >> the love of his life and he would send out tweets like the following, lennay k, you are my rock, my love and have a great night. loved her, she was the most beautiful person he ever met and problem was he never met her and she he never existed. he says he was duped, only had an online relationship, but he was talking to someone on the phone and notre dame is backing him 100%, listen. >> he is a guy who is so willing to believe in others and so ready to help that as this hoax played out in a way that called upon those tendency of manti te'o and roped him more and more into the trap. >> reporter: you've got to keep in mind th
the story goes after stanford game manti te'o met lennay cue kekua. and his father says he visited in hawaii and the story was after his grandmother passed away she passed away and te'o had the game of his life and many times he continued to talk about his girlfriend, listen. >> you take, you know, the love of my life, and i wonder how it would be like if she's still here, and i wonder what tonight would be like, and we talked-- >> the love of his life and he would send out tweets...
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manti te'o now says he was the viitim of a "sick joke." joke." & 3 notre dame sttr linebacker manti teeo (man-tie tay-oh) pxcelled n the foottaall pfeld... dessite dealing witt - traaedy off te field.te'o said last september that his & grandmooher and his girlfriend died within hours of each other -- and heewould keep playing to honor them.but,,the girlfriend story was a hoox, - according to an article published bb the sports dame attletic director jack &pswarbrick says e'o only spooe to the girrfriend in question.... online and on the telephooe. this was a very elaboratt, very sophisticated hoax perpetrated for reaaonss - and a certtin cruelty at ts core.the story waa that teo's the ootbbll player didd't attend her funeral because he said e promised her he wouldn't miss a game.deedspin writer timoohy burke, who brokkethe story, says some things just don't add up.we have a lot of stories about how they mee. she was a -33 student at stanford and they game and we know now thht didn't happen.and there is this...when teeo said i know -3 thatti
manti te'o now says he was the viitim of a "sick joke." joke." & 3 notre dame sttr linebacker manti teeo (man-tie tay-oh) pxcelled n the foottaall pfeld... dessite dealing witt - traaedy off te field.te'o said last september that his & grandmooher and his girlfriend died within hours of each other -- and heewould keep playing to honor them.but,,the girlfriend story was a hoox, - according to an article published bb the sports dame attletic director jack &pswarbrick...
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was manti involved in this thing? what did he know? deadspin which broke the story claims that when ronaiah few open 'o, who te'o knows, what the architect of the hoax and reports suggest that te'o was in on this. my question to you is, truth always comes out, especially with the internet and twitter and all the stuff out there. he has to come clean if he hasn't already. right? >> absolutely. in other words, he is going to be scrutinized -- has to have a press conference. notre dame already has egg on its face but doesn't want an omelet. so notre dame's credibility is at stake here, and what they are depending on, as crazy as it sounds, this kid was just dumb, got duped. we do media training with executives and you always ask them the unacceptable answers, do you do this because you were greedy or stupid? notre dame is hoping his sans was, i was just stupid. >> he is inconceivably naive or narcissistic. his credibility could be absolutely shattered in this thing, and he could about a first-round draft pick. i got to think nfl teams don
was manti involved in this thing? what did he know? deadspin which broke the story claims that when ronaiah few open 'o, who te'o knows, what the architect of the hoax and reports suggest that te'o was in on this. my question to you is, truth always comes out, especially with the internet and twitter and all the stuff out there. he has to come clean if he hasn't already. right? >> absolutely. in other words, he is going to be scrutinized -- has to have a press conference. notre dame...